Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Gulden Leeuw"
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Gulden Leeuw |
Ex-names: | Dana, Dana Researcher, Esvagt Dana, Dana Nyborg |
Registered port: | Kampen |
Nation: | NL |
Type of rigging: | 3-MAST-TOPPSEGELSCHONER |
Year built: | 1937 |
Overall length: | 70.10 m |
Length (hull): | 57.00 m |
Breadth: | 8.60 m |
Draught: | 4.20 m |
Sail area: | 1400 m2 |
Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 19 Feb 2011
- built 1937 on order of the Danish Ministry of Agriculture as oceangoing explorer enabled for ice waters, first name "Dana".
- used for oceanographic expeditions.
- 1939 lenghtening of the hull by 9m.
- 1980 sold to Bertra International, renamed the "Dana Researcher".
- 1984 sold to Esvagt A/S, refitted to be used to support in the offshore industry, renamed the "Esvagt Dana".
- 2000 sold to the Danish Navigation School of Nyborg, DK, renamed the "Dana Nyborg", used for education and training.
- 2007 sold to P&T Charters VOF (Robert Postuma und Arjen Töllner), rebuilt by the Royal Shipyard Balk, Urk, NL until 2010 for charter trips with guests, rigged as 3-masted topsail schooner, renamed the "Gulden Leeuw".
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Website (nederlands/deutsch/English/français, 19 Feb 2011):http://www.guldenleeuw.com/
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